The Drawray Medical Instrument Innovation Ecological Park, part of the Hunan YHLO Medical Device Industrial Park, has started construction in Xiangtan, Hunan. The first phase of the industrial park has a total investment of 1 billion yuan, with 580 million yuan planned for 2023, and is expected to be completed and operational by July 2025.

Green Mountain Knitting, a subsidiary of the Calko Group, has acquired the former Mylan building in Swanton, Vermont, to relocate its operations from Milton. The move involves a significant seven-figure investment and plans to bring 25 jobs initially, with potential expansion to 60 jobs.

SK Chemicals and Guangdong Shuye Environmental Technology signed an agreement to build a recycled PET and copolyester plant in Shanyto, China. The plant will have an annual capacity of 200,000 tons, with construction starting in early 2023 and production set for end of 2024.

ELLWOOD announced a significant investment to build a new aluminum tooling plate production line at its ELLWOOD Specialty Steel facility in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Initial capacity is over 10 million pounds, with start-up targeted in 2024.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group has added a Houston, Texas facility that manufactures and delivers ambient air vaporizers, now operational with customer deliveries underway.

Shandong Xuzheng New Materials Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 24, 2022 for a polyurethane project with an annual output of 160,000 tons in Maqiao Chemical Industrial Park. Total investment is 500 million yuan.

Daiki Axis India is setting up its second plant in Palwal, Haryana, with a capacity to produce 1,000 sewage treatment units, at a cost of about Rs 200 crore. The plant is expected to become operational by October 2022.

Daiki Axis Japan is planning to set up its third water treatment plant in southern India, with a capacity of 500-1000 units per annum and an investment of about Rs 100 crore. The company's second plant in Palwal, Haryana, is expected to become operational by October 2022.

Uchiyama Manufacturing Corporation formally inaugurated a new 60,000 m2 automotive parts plant in Hunucmá, Yucatán, with an investment of 1.3 billion pesos. The plant will generate 1,000 direct jobs and 5,000 indirect jobs over five years.

Daikin Industries will spend roughly 30 billion yen ($230 million) to build a Mexican plant for energy-efficient air conditioners to be sold in the U.S.

Hisense will invest over EUR 40 million in a new plant for cooling devices in Valjevo, Serbia. The factory will produce Hisense, Gorenje, and Asko cooling devices for export to Europe, with construction completed and opening in February 2023, and will hire nearly 1,000 people over three years.

Polish cardboard packaging maker Janmar Centrum opened a new production facility of about 7,300 square metres in Stryków, within Segro Logistics Park Stryków, to boost manufacturing capacity. The investment value was not disclosed.

Bloom Energy announced the grand opening of its 164,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, representing a $200 million investment. The plant will produce solid oxide fuel cells with an annual output of over one gigawatt, creating more than 400 clean energy jobs.

The Industrial Development Fund of the Tula Region approved a loan of 704.7 million rubles to NeoTex for the construction of a modern complex to produce nonwoven polypropylene materials. The total project budget is 971.7 million rubles, with an annual capacity of 12,200 tonnes and 136 new jobs.

Chimcomplex inaugurated a new special polyols production plant in Rm. Vâlcea, Romania, on July 21, 2022, with an investment of 40 million euros. The plant increases production capacity to over 187,000 tons per year.

Münzing officially inaugurated a new production plant for wax and polymer emulsions in Elsteraue, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, after a three-year construction period. The investment was over EUR 50 million, creating 40 new jobs, and production started in April 2022.

Azeraluminium LLC signed an agreement with Achenbach Buschhütten to jointly establish an aluminum manufacturing plant in Ganja, Azerbaijan, with an annual capacity of 105,000 tons. The total investment is US$451.2 million, with the first phase costing US$132 million, and the project is expected to create over 800 jobs.

Knauf Insulation announced the selection of Crossland Construction to build its 600,000 square foot production facility in McGregor, Texas, with construction starting August 1, 2022, and expected opening in early 2024, employing nearly 200 workers.

PPS Manufacturing opened a factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the first of its kind in the EU, producing 800,000 nitrile gloves per day for healthcare, industry and household needs, with BGN 13 million invested and over 100 jobs expected in the first year.

超卓航科 (688237.SH) announced plans to invest approximately 201 million yuan to build an additive manufacturing production base in Luoyang, Henan province. The facility will serve as a supporting base for military main engine production.

KOKUSAI ELECTRIC plans to build a new factory in Toyama Prefecture by fiscal year ending March 2025, doubling production capacity compared to fiscal 2021, with an investment of 20-30 billion yen.

Tag Energy says it will begin construction of a 3,000 square feet factory in Port Harcourt for designing, producing and repairing valves of all types and sizes, with completion by 2025.

Bell Oil & Gas plans to commission a multi-million-dollar integrated facility on over 15,000 square metres at the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos, for valve assembly, testing and pipe threading. The first phase covers valve assembly and the second piping and machining.

Shandong Yiborun New Material Technology Co., Ltd. completed and commissioned the first phase of its 100,000-ton polyurethane composite polyether project in Wudi, Shandong, China. The first phase investment was 300 million yuan.

Honeywell opened its first assembly plant for advanced automation and safety equipment in Almaty, Kazakhstan on July 20, 2022. The plant will produce ICSS (Integrated Control and Safety System) technology for the petrochemical, oil and gas industries.

Projesan Water & Co. inaugurated a new factory in Capivari, São Paulo, with an investment of over R$40 million, producing PAC 18% with a capacity of 9,000 tonnes per month.

Korea Kolmar Holdings announced a 57.7 billion won investment to build a new health functional food manufacturing plant for its subsidiary Kolmar BNH in the Sejong Future General Industrial Complex in Sejong City, South Korea.

Coats Group opened a new Centre of Excellence plant for Telecom Infrastructure in Lliçà, Barcelona, investing around EUR 5 million. The plant is nearly three times larger than the previous Gotex facility in Sabadell and will focus on telecom, energy, and composites products.

Denkai America will locate its new manufacturing facility and North American headquarters in Richmond County, Georgia, with an initial investment of $150 million to establish an ED copper foil production facility for EV batteries, aiming for a total investment of $430 million and 250 new jobs over five years.

Klabin will invest almost R$1.6 billion in a new corrugated box plant in Piracicaba, São Paulo, with annual capacity of 240,000 tonnes, scheduled to start production in Q2 2024. The Figueira Project is announced on 20 July 2022.

Premier Tech is investing $33 million in a 165,000-square-foot facility in Montgomery, Alabama, for its Systems and Automation group, serving as its US headquarters. Operations start gradually from March 2023.

Pharmavite is investing over $200 million to build a new gummy production facility in New Albany, Ohio, expected to create about 225 new jobs and start production by the end of 2024.

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund and Kanto Group announced a joint venture, KPCT Advanced Chemicals LLC, to build a greenfield high-purity sulphuric acid plant in Casa Grande, Arizona, with an expected start-up in 2024. The plant will have an annual capacity of approximately 100,000 metric tons and cost between US$175 million and US$250 million.

GAF Energy announced it will build a new 450,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, increasing capacity by 500% for its Timberline Solar roof featuring the world's first nailable solar shingle.

Intuitive Surgical will invest BGN 84 million to construct a production base in Parvomai, Plovdiv Region, Bulgaria, for assembly, micro-optics, cable assemblies, laser welding and micro-soldering. Over 100 new jobs will be created initially.

Skeleton Technologies announced a €220 million investment to build a new supercapacitor factory in Markranstädt, Leipzig, Germany, with start of production expected in 2024. Siemens will be technology partner for automation and digitalization.

AQUAPHOR opened a third factory in Estonia, an 11,000 sqm facility in Narva, to produce membrane water treatment and desalination systems. The plant will ship nearly 300 million filters and APRO reverse osmosis systems annually.

FERTEC SA announced a new industrial plant in Marcos Juárez, Argentina, with 3,350 square meters, including 2,450 square meters for production of fertilizer spreaders. The plant will produce towed and self-propelled models for domestic and export markets.

Gotex, a subsidiary of Coats, invested over EUR 5 million and created 40 new jobs to open a 13,000 m² production plant and R&D center in Lliçà d'Amunt, Catalonia. The facility produces industrial threads and textiles for telecommunications and infrastructure sectors.

Steel Dynamics Inc. announced a $2.2 billion plan to build a flat-rolled aluminum mill in the southeastern US, along with two recycled aluminum slab casting plants in the southwestern US and northcentral Mexico. The mill will have an annual capacity of 650,000 metric tons and is expected to start up in Q1 2025.

Antewei (Anteivei) signed an agreement to build an industrial fluid intelligent control equipment R&D and manufacturing base in Changshu Economic Development Zone, with a total investment of 1.68 billion yuan. The first phase will include 100,000 square meters of green low-carbon factory and R&D facilities, with automation equipment investment of 500 million yuan, and full production is expected to generate annual sales of over 5 billion yuan.

FANUC started operations at its new robotics and automation headquarters in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with an investment of US$13 million. The facility includes offices, manufacturing hall and warehouses on a 60,000 square meter site.

MilliporeSigma broke ground on its first lateral flow membrane production facility in the US at its Sheboygan, Wisconsin site, supported by a USD 136.7 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. The facility will create 60 jobs.

Siliconware Precision Industries Co plans to invest NT$97.5 billion (US$3.26 billion) to build a new plant in Huwei Township, Yunlin County, creating 2,800 jobs. Construction starts in Q4 2022, with first-phase operations in 2024.

SHL Medical announced plans for a new manufacturing site in North Charleston, South Carolina, with initial investments of US$90 million, creating 165 jobs. Operations are expected to launch by 2024.

Industrial developer Panattoni, in cooperation with RSJ, has started construction of a 37,000 m² production hall for Jungheinrich in Panattoni Park Chomutov North, Czech Republic. The investment exceeds CZK 1.5 billion and will create 350 jobs. Production is expected to start in mid-2023.

Vitesco Technologies inaugurated a new plant in Talegaon, Pune, India, with an investment of €30 million (Rs. 240 crore). The facility will produce electric drive systems and powertrain solutions, employing 900 people.

Indorama Ventures announced that construction of the integrated PTA-PET plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, will resume in August 2022, with production expected to begin in 2025. The plant will have nominal annual capacities of 1.1 million metric tons of PET and 1.1 million metric tons of PTA.

SK hynix announced plans to invest almost $3.9 billion to build an advanced packaging facility for AI products and an R&D facility at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Production is expected to begin in late 2028.

Google announced plans to invest about $2 billion to build a data center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on 890 acres near Adams Center Road and East Tillman Road. Ground has already been broken.